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hula-hoop
  • n  plaything consisting of a tubular plastic hoop for swinging around the hips
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huldreich zwingli
  • n  Swiss theologian whose sermons began the Reformation in Switzerland (1484-1531)
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hulk
  • n  a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
  • n  a ship that has been wrecked and abandoned
  • v  appear very large or occupy a commanding position
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hull
  • n  dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
  • n  persistent enlarged calyx at base of e.g. a strawberry or raspberry
  • n  United States naval officer who commanded the `Constitution' during the War of 1812 and won a series of brilliant victories against the British (1773-1843)
  • n  United States diplomat who did the groundwork for creating the United Nations (1871-1955)
  • n  a large fishing port in northeastern England
  • n  the frame or body of ship
  • v  remove the hulls from
    hull the berries
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hulsea
  • n  small genus of erect balsam-scented herbs; Pacific coast of the northwestern United States
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hulsea algida
  • n  low tufted plant having hairy stems each topped by a flower head with short narrow yellow rays; northwestern United States
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hum
  • n  the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity
    there is a constant hum of military preparation
  • n  an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan
  • n  a humming noise
    the hum of distant traffic
  • v  sing with closed lips
    She hummed a melody
  • v  be noisy with activity
  • v  sound with a monotonous hum
  • v  make a low continuous sound
    The refrigerator is humming
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hum-vee
  • n  a high mobility, multipurpose, military vehicle with four-wheel drive
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human being
  • n  any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
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human beings
  • n  all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
  • n  any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
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